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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1807.
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Big Bass Bargains for Saturday Selling
Waists; Skirts; Petticoats
25 dozen neiv and very pretty Waists of sheer lawn, nicely
trimmed with lpce; real $1.00 values; 50c
Great line of new Lingerie Waists of fine batiste clalre, laeo
and embroidery trimmed; worth up to $3.00; 98C
Exquisite Waists of black and white China silk, lace and me
dallion trimmed; worth $5.00; £»* AQ
Ladies’ and Misses’ full plaited Skirts of all-wool Panamas
and silk mohairs; worth up to $5.00; 95
Very handsome Skirts of high-grade Aitman voiles and chiffon
Panamas ii\ black, blue and the new shades of A A
BROWN—skirts worth up to $12.00, at, choice.. .*P«Sa»7w
23 beautiful Taffeta Silk Petticoats to be qq
Just 200 high-grade Mercerized Petticoats, worth A
$2.00 and $2.50; at, choice OSfC
Final Clearance of Spring Suits
Just 56 of our beautiful Chiffon Panama Suits left, and we’ll close them out
tomorrow at a grand bargain price. They’re made in charming Eton and
Pony Coat styles, with full satin lined jackets and extra wide flaring
skirts. Materials are all-wool Chiffon Panamas in plain colors and new
fancy mixed effects. Real values range up to $25.00;
take choice of the lot for
$7.50
Various Bargains on Second Floor
8c
Men’s Furnishing Goods
Men’s plain white hemstitched union linen Handkerchiefs;
tomorrow
Men’s fine balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, worth fully
50c; at
Big line of Men’s regular $1.00 Negligee Shirts, white
and fancy, at..
Men’s regular 25-cent Guyot style suspenders,
tomorrow, only.........
Men’s Socks in plain black and new fancy effects;
25c value.....
Men’s regular 50c all-silk Four-in-Hand Ties;
tomorrow
Wash China Silks, extra quality, Umbrellas—Men’s
real 50-cent value; in 100
this sale.
styles; worth $1.00;
choice for
and
3c
25c
39c
10c
10c
25c
Ladies’
39c
Wash Dresses of fine madras,
nicely trimmed; misses’ and
children’s sizes;
only.. 50C
Ladies’ Vests of fine mercerized
lisle, silk taped;
25c value
First Floor
Lonsdale Cambrio in mill rem
nants of 2 to 12 yards; 1 Of!
Bleaching, Sea Island, India
Linon and Checked Cm
Nainsook; per yard
Indian Head Linen and Gannon
Cloth, yard wide, t<5- <t _
morrow, per yard A VC
Corset covers and drawers of
good muslin, lace <t q
trimmed; 50o values... A wC
Skirts of fine muslin, lace trim
med ; extra wide; ' -jq
real $1.00 values, at... .OzfC
iBasement
Costumers — made of dark
weathered oak in 4 BA
mission style, only ? A «Ol/
Center Tables of polished oak
with lower shelf;
$1:50 value
Iron Beds—three-quarter or
full size; white, q»* ba
green or blue ^ Ai3U
Gowns and Skirts, lace and em
broidery trimmed; CAa
$1.50 values
Baby Caps in various pretty
styles; worth 50o -j Q _
to 75c, at A “C.
First Floor
Brown Dress Linens, all-linen
and worth 25c a yard; 1 Oc
Bleached Sheets—full size, hem
med ready for use; AQr*
only
Pillow Cases, full bleached,
good size, extra well A.
made; only A VC
Great Sale of Millinery 1
Big line of Ladies’ Trimmed Ready-to-Wear
Sailors, really worth 50c; in tomorrow’s sale at..
19c 1
Misses’ and Children’s Ready-t6-\Vear Sailors,
worth up to $1.00; all in tomorrow’s sale at
39c
Just 180 Ladies’ Mushroom Shapes of stylish
rough straws) worth $1.50; at, choice
50c
Now 2-pieco Mushroom Sailors of rough Jap straw AQ-
in black, white nnd brown; $1.50 lints, nt OJJC
100 Pattern Hats in beautiful dress styles; all
shades; none worth less than $5.00; choice
$1.98
53 exquisite Paris Model Hats, all new and worth
up to $10.00 and $12.00; choice for
$2.90
Great line of pretty Flowers for hat trimming;
worth up to $1.00 a bunch, at, choice, only
19c
OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 O’CLOCK
We Give Green
Trading
Stamps
BASS
18 West Mitchell
Street, Near
Whitehall.
Ladies’ Furnishings, Etc
2c
Ladies’ plain white hemstitched Handkerchiefs, on sale
tomorrow at
Full elbow length $lk Mitts in white and black; real aq.
$1.00 values ...A5IC.
Our special Elbow Silk Gloves in black and colors; AQ.
$2.00 grade at VOC
Ladies’ good quality fast black Lisle Hose in beautiful « A-
lace effects; real 25c value A VC
Misses’ white and black lace Lisle hose and Infants’ and « £■_
Children’s white, black and brown lace Lisle Socks A VC
Applique Scarfs, Shams and Table
Covers; worth up to ABa
$1.00 AaC
Hair Brushes, pure bristle, solid
wood backs; worth up ab
to $1.00; at mOC
BATTLE IS GUILTY,
DECLARES JURY;
WAS OUTB HOURS
Case Will Go to Supreme
Court on Question of Ju
risdiction.
Speclul to Tbs Georglm.
Macon, Ga., June 7.—A verdict of
guilty of murder, without capital pun*
ishment, was returned by the Jury In
the United States circuit court In the
iaie against Thomaa Battle, Indicted
for the murder of D. M. Berry, In the
government building here on May 16
last, at 10:45 o'clock last night, The
verdict mean* a life sentence.
The argument waa concluded yes
terday afternoon and the cose went to
the Jury after Judge Speer had com
pleted the charge. The morning was
devoted to the argument of Attorney
John It. Cooper fbr the defense. An
afernoon aeaalon was devoted to the
concluding speech of Assistant • Dis
trict Attorney Alexander Akerman and
the charge. The case will be carried
to the United States supreme court
on a question of Jurisdiction, and on
other grounds.
During the entire proceedings yes
terday the court room waa crowded
with spectators, standing room being
well taken. At the conclusion of the
Judge's charge at 4:30 o'clock; the case
was committed to the Jury, which, aft
er being out a little over six hours,
brought In the verdict.
Thom:.: Battle has been very nerv
ous throughout the entire .trial, and
many are of the opinion that he will
break down from the nervous strain.
WILL CLOSE EARLY
In order to give their employee* more
rest on Saturday nights than they have
been accustomed to getting, thirteen
prominent business houses of Atlanta
have agreed to close their stores at 9
o'clock on Saturday night from June 1
until September 1. Formerly the stores
have kept open on Saturday night until
11 or 12 o’clock.
Th/ie who have agreed to close at
the hour mentioned are: Elseman
Bros., George Muse Clothing Co., Else-
mnn & Weil, Kssig Bros., Hlrsch Bros.,
M. R. Emmons Co., Knott & Awtry
Shoe Co., Byck Bros. & Co., Carlton
Shoo Co., Schane Shoe Co., Regal Shoe
Co., Adler & Leers, R. C. Black.
Arranging for Meeting.
Specltt 1 tp The Oeorglsn.
Columbus, Ga., Juno 7.—Nearly every
lodge of Red Men In this city has ap
pointed committees to take up the mat
ter of entertaining the great council
of the state, which moots In this city
in June, 1908. They are beginning thla
early because, they declare, they intend
to make It the greatest meeting of that
body ever held in tb© state.
A Great Roast!
Over a ton of Arbuckles' Ariosa
Coffee is roasted at a time, in a large
revolving cylinder, which drops the
coffee through heat again and again
until each bean is uniformly roasted.
No other coffee is in suffi
cient demand to afford such
scientific and perfect prepara
tion.
The sales of Arbuckles' Ariosa
Coffee exceed the sales of all other
packaged coffees combined, and this
scientific roasting, which no other
coffee can afford, by its very magni
tude, reduces our cost to a minimum,
and enables us, with our other advant
ages, to give better value in Arbuckles'
Ariosa Coffee than is possible for any
one else.
Arbuckles’ Ariosa Coffee is
the cheapest good coffee in the
world, and the best of all for
you.
XRBUCKLE BROS.. New York CUy.
T
IT DIN FRIDAY
The death of John A. Grant, one of
the moat prominent citizens of Atlanta,
occurred at his residence, 159 East
North avenue, at 4:30 o’clock Friday
morning, after a protracted Illness of
several years.
While Mr. Grant has been In feeble
health for quite awhile, his Illness has
not been considered dangerous until
qulto recently, and his death came
a distinct shock to the relatives and
friends who have been attending him
Mr. Grant became unconscious at 8
o'clock Wednesday night and remained
In that condition until hla death.
Mr. Grant has been a resident of At.
lanta for nearly three-quarters of a
century, having been bom here when
the city was but a struggling hamlet.
A part of his life has been spent In New
Orleans and a part In Dallas, Tex.
In early life Mr. Grant acquired a
reputation as a civil engineer and
came to be known ns one of the best
In the South. He constructed the
Yuzoo and Mississippi Valley railroad,
was vice president and mannger of the
Texas and Pacific and manager of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
Mr. Grant Is survived by a wife and
five children.
Torpedo Boat
Was Disabled
Norfolk. Va., June 7.—The torpedo boats
Worden, Truxtuu Stuart and Hull {mast'd
Into the Virginia onjtea nt 8:50 a. in. The
Whipple, with the Ilonklns In tow, hns not
been sighted. Tbe Hopkins was disabled
by the breaking of a propeller blade.
GOOD DEMOCRAT MAY
BEAT ROOSEVELT
Washington, June 7.—State rights as an
Issue nnd some candidate other than W. J,
nryati will, In the opinion of Kepreseiita
tlve William Klchnrdson, of Alabama, place
the Democratic party In tbe nest campaign
In a position offering every prospect of vie
tory at the poll*.
“In my judgment,” said Judge Richard
son, “the Indications all nolnt to th» —
nomination of President Roosevelt, ai.. .
truly believe that with a well-founded Dem
ocrat for presidential candidate and with
the Issue of state rights, as made by **
Roosevelt, we have hotter chance to d<
him and the third term Incubus than any
other Republican.”
Joel Eaton.
The funeral services of Joel, the In
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Eason, who
died Wednesday morning at the family
residence, 233 Luckie street, were con
ducted Thursday morning at 11 o’clock.
The Interment was In .Hollywood cem
etery.
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KEEP PRES, BUSY
exposition next i
SENTENCE IMPOSED
ON THOMAS BATTLE
Macon. Ga., June 7.—Thomas Battle
has been sentenced to life Imprison
ment In the Atlanta Federal prison by
Judge Emory Speer for the murder uf
D. M. llerry. The Jury brought In Its
verdict last night at 10:45 o'clock, but
the eentence of the court was delayed
until this morning. The Jury declared
Battle to be guilty, but added ‘‘without
capital punishment."
This morning nt 10 o'clock sentence
wns Imposed. Attorney Cooper at onco
made a motion for a new trial, which
motion Judge Speer overruled. Attor
ney Cooper announced that he will ap
peal to the circuit court at New Ur.
leans.
beorgla people for tbe hattlo.hip Ucorgla.
REIGN OE TERROR
City of Mexico, Jane 7.—While the ten-
fttou between Mexico and Guatemala Is
me what relaxed and war does uot seem
Imminent as It did some days ago, the
situation Is still very serious, and It uiay
at any time develop so that a clash can
not be we 11 averted.
The conditions In Guatemnln ns described
by thoso who have recently been in the
unhappy country Is Indescribably bad, a
veritable reign of terror existing. They
declare (hat men are assassinated in their
own homes nnd their hoflles flung to the
birds of prey ou the outskirts of the city.
Women and Children Flogged.
Men, women and even cbtldreu are not
only flogged, but they are flogged In a
manner wbleb causes exerurlatfug pains
and produces fatal Illness. Then, to add
to their torment, a liquid caustic Is applied
to their wounds, purporting to be an ef
fort to relieve them. Women who arrive
nt the port of Hnn Jose are, It le said, strip
ped by the commander of the port, who is
iilso Implicate,! with Limn In the assess!-
U. S. WON’T ACCEPT
GERMAN FIGURES
Washington. June 7.—The secretary of
State has decided that It will not be possi
ble to accept the statements of the German
chamber* of commerce ne prltnn fade evi
dence of the value of goods exported
from that country to the United Htatea,
ns will Ih» done In the case of similar or-
ga nlsatioji*.
There are Indications that thla decision
will cause still further annoyance to Brit
ish exoprters, and t! la probable that It
will bo made the basis of early diplomatic
regulations.
WAS ONLY A JOKE,
DECLARES FATHER
Macon, Ga., Jun, 7.—Mis. Helen
Abrams, who was arrested In Atlanta
attired In men's clothes, was accompa.
tiled to Macon by her father, Mathias
Abrams, a tailor In this city.
It was reported that ,Mlsa Abrams
had donned the clothing with the Inten
tion of running away from home. But
this statement, the girl's father says, Is
untrue. She merely put on her broth
er's clothes for a Joke, with the conse
quences of Iter being arrested and
locked up.
ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
RETURNED BY GRAND JURY,
Macon, Ga, June 7.—Alderman J. B.
Melton was yesterday declared not
guilty In the city court of the charge of
gaming. Along with the Melton cose
there wero thirteen other men charged
with gaming nnd all were acquitted of
the charge. None of the cases ever
went as far as the Jury.
Besides Alderman J. B. Melton, the
following men were hofore Judge Rob
ert Hodges and acquitted: R. W. Bran-
tin, D. B. Branan, R. B. Barfield, Will
Bray, C. B. Byrd, O. W. Goins, O. K.
Lynch, I, Morris, U E. Musgrove, L. W.
Rogers, A. J. Ryals, W. E. Redley, F. L.
Williams and J. B. Melton.
MERCERIAN’8 EDITOR
. HAS NAMED STAFF.
Macon, Ga., June 7.—The following
staff for next year's Mercerlan, Mercer
University's literary publication, has
been selected by the editor-ln-chlef,
Joseph Fulton:
Wellington P. Wright, editor of book
reviews: J. C. Dukes, editor of ex
change department; James P. Wimber
ly, editor of Jokes and locals, and Geo
W. Wood, Jr., nthletlc editor.
Charles C. Davidson, Jr., has already
been elected business manager, and
Charles M. Griffin as his assistant. The
prospeets for a successful year In this
department of the college work were
never more promising than at present.
Body well
noursihed
On
POSTUM
FOOD COFFEE
“There’s a Reason.”
Mrs. Jan. Brown Di.i,
Kpecl.l to The Georgian.
• Macon, Ga., June 7.—Mrs. Jane
Brown, widow of the late Jesse Brown,
died yesterday at' her residence, 29
Hydrolla street, in East Macon, after
an Illness of only a short time. Mrs.
Brown was a member of the East Ma
con Baptist church and well known In
this city. Bhe Is survived by one daugh
ter, Sirs. Mat Garwood, of Augusta, and
also by threp sons, Jake, William and
Jim Brown, alt living In this city. The
funeral services were held from the
late residence. Rev. Perry Lee. of the
East Macon Baptist church, officiating.
The interment was made In Fort Hill
cemetery.
TAFT COMPLETES
FULL ITINERARY
FOR WESTERN TRIP
Washington, Juno 7.—Socretary of War
Taft has practically completed hla plana foe
the remainder of this year.
He will leave Washington Saturday for.
<Madison, Wls., where he will address the
students of the State University June 10,
and also attend a meeting of the Merchants
nnd Manufacturers' Association In Mllwau
kee the anme evening.
June* 11 he will spend In Davenport, Iowa,
where he will visit tbe United States arse
nal and dine with the Trl-CIty Press Club.
June 12 he will address the atudeats of tbe
Iowa University at Iowa City, and tbe next
day will speak to tbe students of tho Uni
verslty of Minnesota at Mluueapolis.
He will Inspect Fort Snelllng on the 14th,
aud that evening will start for Fort Meade,
stopping for a few hours at Sioux Fulls,
reaching Fort Meade about noon on the
17fb. He will spend the evening of tho
18th at Omaha and on the following day
will visit Fort Izenvenworth. On June 20
he will speak at Ottawa, Kan., and will
then start for Washington and will arrive
about the 23d or the 24th.
The secretary hopes to leave Washington
for Murray Hay, <Juet>ec, about July 4, to
remain until early August, when he will
return to Washington to close up bis af
fairs preparatory to hla departure for tbe
Philippines, for which he will sail from
Seattle about September 10.
As Mr. Taft expects to complete bis an
LIGGETT’S
Saturday Candy, 29c pound
box, at BrannenS Anthony’s
CHOKER WOULD
HELP IRELAND
London, June 7.—Richard Croker, tbs
former ”ho*a” of Tammany, and winner of
the Kngllsh derby, has a plan for tho In
dustrial development of Ireland which he
believes will Ivlug prosperity nnd content
ment to the country. Croker believes that
Nationalist parties and political agitations
••■•lax.- mmA faal.a <•**>, MlVaflOU |U‘S |U
Wanted—Two good sewing
machine men for closers con
tract. Must have horse and
wagon. X Y Z ,care Geor
gian.
KNOX WILL ACCEPT
IF NOMINATED
New York, June 7.—United State.
Senator Philander C. Knox, of Pennsyl
vania, ha* announced hla willingness to
become a candidate for the prealdency
In 1908, ahould the Republican party tea
lit to nominate him.
Senator Knox', position was made
known In expressing his appreciation of
the action or the Republican state con.
vent Ion at Harrisburg, which Indorsed
him as a candidate for that office.
AERONAUT AND SHIPS
BLOWN SEAWARD
Boston, June 7.—The breaking down
of a motor which allowed the airship,
he was navigating to be blown sea
ward, almost resulted In the death of
Lincoln Beachy, of Revere Beach to
day.
Beachy had made a seven-mile Jour
ney from Revere Beach to Boston.
8honts Mskes College Speech.
Mnumoutb. Ilia, June 7.—Protest ag.ln»t
"retaliatory legislation." anil that which,
"enactod In the heat of naaalnn. tending to
deatroy Instead of regulate" corporations,
waa the feature of the addrew of Theodore
P. ghnnta at Mnutnnnth College yeaterday.
Ilia theme was “The Importance of Char*
ncter."
Baby Is Safe
In one of our safety cribs
—they have high sliding
sides, closely filled to pre
vent baby falling out or
getting hurt in any way—
any style and finish you
like is here at just the
price you want to pay.
Priced $6.50 to $18.00.
Cotton mattresses to fit
$2.50, $3.00 and $3.50.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH U8—WE WILL DIVIDE THE
PAYMENTS WEEKLY OR MONTHLY TO 8UIT YOUR CON-
VENIENCE.
Everything good in Furniture, Mattings, Rugs,
etc. Sole agents for the North Star Refrigerator and
the celebrated line of Bloch Go-Carts and Carriages.
Carmichael-Talman Furniture Go.
“The Store That Saves You Money.”
74-76 WHITEHALL STREET.